Machine for making wire-bound box-blanks.



1101151196.- PATBNTED MAE-13,1906.

1. J. MILLER. MACHINE FOR MAKING WIRE'BOUND BOX BLANKS.

APPLIOATION nun Jung e, 1905.

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I J. J. MILLER. MACHINE FOR MAKING WIRE BOUND BQX BLANKS. AIPPLIOATION FILED JUNE 10. 1905.

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a /w flaw 11 SHEETS-SHEET 2 4 PATENTED 11111113, 1906-. J. J. MILLER. MAGHIN'B FOR MAKINGZWIVRE'BOUND BOX BLANKS.

APPLIOATIO? $11,311 111111110, 1905.1

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fl/rTnsses-i J..J. MILLER. MACHINE FOR MAKING WIRE BOUND BOXBLANKS';

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10. I905.

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. ,J. ]J. MILLER. MACHINE-FOR? MAKING WIRE BOUND ox BLANQIS. I

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ww x Qg E Mzzweg 6.. 0 1 3 1 R M D E T N E T A P R B L L T. M J L .50 5 1 0o N MACHINE FOR MAKING WIRE BOUND BOX BLANKS. I

APPLIOATIOI FILED JUNE 10(1905- 11 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

Ill/Illll/Ifll/l/ -.PATENTED MAIL-13", .-119o6. MILLER I H QMAIGHIVNB FOR MAKING WIRE BOUNDYBOX BLANKSI,

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[WWI im rs citizen offthe, United Statesof'America, and] a resldent of St." J os'eph, 1 Michigan, I have in fication,

the wirebo'und blanks from which the-sides rl terialsinto box blanks composed of sections; I

i having their'fedges reinforced on the inncr .surfaces-of-theblank b3? 4 1 narrow strips-of wood a apted to be fastened g -,to* the -heads or'end Walls which constitute. 5 1 Y Generally stated the object of my invene tion is the provision of an improved-and? highly-efficient machinefor -making box- I blanks oftheforegoing generalcharacter.

1 provisionof improvedmeans for holding the cleatsfand veneering and fo'r holding. the

1 "Well as fora'kee'ping theend'wisemotion of the cured; to the outer and inner surfaces of the l [capable of taking whereby-the 'stapling-.Ineel1;anism%t at is;v "the deVicesforforniing-and driving the nec invention relates'to machinery for luse kw ,es ecially to machines whichareadapted,

" pointltgfiter the. staples.

at the-other end-of the machine; to-provide nienierinfessienon (To wn nnnvr 9 I -,-L;HEA om meo I NOIS- A To a) whom, it irm z/ colec ejitm vented'a certain new and useful VIIYH' rovee Ineht III Machines for' Making Wire ound Box-Blanks, of which the following is aspeci in makingmetalebound boxes or-p'ackage's such, for example; as the well-known wire: =lpacking-boxes and; it relates more farly to macln'nery foruse in making.

of the'boxes'o'r packagesarelconstructed', and

w en supplied with the cleats, veneering, andwire to automatically convert 'thesejma' flexibly connected by the binding-wires and means of cleats or part of the completed product.

- Special objects of my, invention are the cleats end to-"'end 'ateach sidelof the blank, as

cl'eat's"di-rect ;1 to provide an improved construction and-f 'arrangement whereby? the cleats, 'veneer'ing, "&'c.-,. may be carried-and maintainedinjftheir pro er relative positionsduring" the operation oi driving'thestaples by which the binding-wires and cleats are'seveneering by means' ofa reciprocating work holder tha't is. to'say a work-holdingmeans hold oi themateri'als from which the blanks are made. and carrying the same'for ward inastep-byestep'mannerfand fiosition' or g'startingavesall been driven and theiffi'ni'she'd product has been delivered 'an improved construction and arran ement if i speeifiication ofilletters 1?a;tent.

iwis ingmta'raieio. 965. Serial No. 264.545. 1

whereby the work holding and feeding means UNI: oxisLANxS.

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'essar'y staples'eare' automatieall thrown out 'ofijoperation ;as :soonastthe b ank is cornpleted-"and retained, out of o eration until after the work holder or Work-holding means returns to its norrn'al gosition or starting- -point and until after t e attendant or op 6 'erator, has ,been .given. sufficient time 'yvhich to again load it withthe pro or ma- .terials' and before again star ting t e machine; to provide an 1111 roved construct on and arrangement, where y the'work-holding means, guides, will readily accommodate themselves'to the productionof blanks of diffe ent lengths'and widthsto provide an improved construction; and arrangement;

will automatically as soon as the b 'i7 0 releaseitself from the'work ank is finished, and to -p1'.o

'videcertaindetails and featuresof improve- 1 menttendin'g to increase the general' ,efli ciency. and serviceability ofh machinepf' this,

particular character.

. .To the foregoing andother useful invention consists in matters hereinaiterset forth and claimed;

In theaccompanyingdrawings, F i'gurefl-is a side elevation of a" machine embodying the,

rinciples of my invention." 2 is a.s'i ini ar view? of the other'side of said machine,

Fig.3 is a-planofthe saidmachineq; 4' is an enlarged cross-section. of said .m'ac n'e.

Fi'gLS- isa longitudinal section showing one. .side of the 'rnachihe.

Fig.6 is a longitudinal 1 tion showin'gthe other side. of the machine;

Fig. 7 )is 'a-lon itudinal-section showing the.

same side of t e machine shown in 'Fig. '5,

. -9 buttaken onza dlflerent-llne. Fig. 81s adetail cross-section; 4 Y Fig; 9- is. another detail cross-section. Figs. '10, 11, and .12 are 'de.

tailv views showing different g'e'atures of 'construction. Fig. 13 is an enlarged -cross-sec-' tion ofone sideof the bed and work-hol der that is, of one of the longitudinal guides and one side Qfthe'work. holding and lfeeding means. Fig. -14 is a side elevationof the-.de-. ""51; 5'

- vices shown in Fig; 13.. Figs. 1'5to 20, which is eapa'bleof'thenjutomatically re- 'turninl' to its normal tures of construction hereinafterdescribed;

.1 elusive, are detail views showing various fea- Fig. 21'isavieW'simila-rto Fig.13, but showture'. Fig. 22 is a view similar to Fig. 21, but-J taken on a different line. ',.'Fig. 23 '1s a .plan

'view of thepart shown in Fi 21 :Fig. 24";i's [an enlarged'view of the wor '-holdi n g.struc- 20 bed a are tied together by horizontally-disposed and transversely-extendin supportare placed end to end 111' each track or guideway, the strips of veneering 2 are then la d (crosswise with their ends resting upon said ture shown at the 8, "b ut showing .the clamping-bar withdrawn'from the cleats. Fig; 1s a section similar to Fig. 13, but taken on a different line. Fig; 26 is a vertical section on line 26 26 in Fig. 27. Fig. 27 is a view similar to Big; 13, but showing the i opposite side of the work-holding structure.

Fig. 28 is a perspective of a box-blank of the character. manufactured by the said ma"- IO blank. Fi 30 is a detail showing one of the miter-bloc s employed for separating the chine. Fig. 29 is .an end view of the said boxends of the cleats.

As thus illustrated, my invention comprises a frame or body A, adapted to support the various operative parts in suitably-elevated positions. At a point below the horizontal bed a of the frame the' driving-shaft B is supported in suitable bearings mounted on the said frame or body. The two sides of the parallel guides or tracks or ways are adapted tobe adjusted toward and away from each other, according to the width desired for the 3S that these guides or ways are substantially blanks. Referring to the various cross-sections shown in thedrawings, it will be seen L-shapedin cross-section, thereby affording vertical flanges against which the outer surfaces of the cleats may bear, and also horizontal surfaces or su porting-flanges upon which the bottom sur aces of the cleats may bear and rest. It will be understood that the cleats 1 of the blank shown in Fig. 28 are positioned in the said tracks or ways-that is, are arranged end to end in the said waysthe first cleats being positioned Wlth 'th6ll j ends in engagement with gage-pieces c,

"" hich latter are adjustablysecured at the ,starting-point of the blank. When the requisite num er of cleats-as, for example, fourcleats',=;and the material is then ready to be fed through the machine. -As a matter' of further and s ecial improvement the said means for hol ingland feeding the blank materials through the machine consist of a couple'of parallel and'laterally-movable clamping-bars D and'D, these clamping-bars be ng associated, respectively, with the guides C and C With this arrangement the cleats 1- 'are ada ted to be clamped tightly between the sai i flanges of the guides. In order that the said clamping-bars and the vertical clamping-bars may securely grip the said cleats and slide them forward without disturbing their relative position, the face of each clamping-bar is preferably serrated or roughened, as shown in Fi 23. Furthermore, each laterally-adjusta le clamping-bar is arranged to slide in and be operated by a laterally-adjustable guide bar or way. For exantple, the guides or ways E and E, asso ciate respectively, with the clam ing-bars D and D, may be arranged inside 0 the said clamping-bars and provided with portions adapted to slide in the dovetail grooves a of the su porting-bars or cross-pieces a. of the bodyame. In this way the cleats can all be grippedand caused to slide forward in their guides or ways, and when the blank is finished the laterally-movable or adjustable guides E and E can then be moved toward each other for the purpose of moving the clamping-bars toward each other and away from the inner vertical surfaces of the cleats, the latter by this time having been stapled or otherwise fastened to the binding-wires 3 and the veneering 2. As a simple and effective arrangement the said laterally-movable guides or ways for the clamping-bars can be connected by a link F, havm one end pivotally connected with the gui e E and having its other end pivotally connected with a vertically-disposed lever f, the latter being pivotally mounted upon some stationary portion of the body-frame. A link f connects the upper end of this lever with the latorally-movable guide or way E. With respect totthe bodily adjustment of the guides toward and away from each other, in order to accommodate blanks of different widths the link F is provided with any suitable means whereby it is cndwise adjustable. A shaft G extends longitudinally of the machine and is supported in suitable bearings thereon. At one end (see Fig. 8) the said shaft is provided with an arm 9 and a ratchettoothed portion g, the latter being adapted to be engaged by a locking (log or pawl g. A link f 2 connects the guide or way E with the said arm g. The shaft G is also provided with an arm g connected with the body' frame by a spring g. At the end of the machine where the blank materials are placed in the guideways the shaft G is, provided with a crank or handle 9 With this arrangement the shaft D can be partially ro-. tated for the pur E E and their a lotted clamping-bars D D toward and away from each other. For example, after the cleats and the balance of the materials are properly positioned in the tracks or guideways the operator or attendant can then rotate the shaft D forthe purpose of causing the cndwise slidable or traveling clamping-bars D and D to move away from each other,-and to thereby thoroughly clamp the cleats'against the vertical flanges se of adjusting the guides v ing movement-consists, preferably, of a shaft.

of the racks and C. Whenth'is has been done ,-the ratchet device, consisting of the parts, g and'g; locks the clamping-bars in 1311611 operative positions and enablesthe said bars to; maintain their grip upon thev cleats untilthes'taples have allzbeen driven onuntilthe finished blank is delivered at the other 'just'ed'and other;

- The me'ans :for the work-holdingmeans a intermittent or. s'tep-by-st'ep feed- 1 H extending across'thernachine above the I a d rotation "shaft-B, and provided with a couple of pine ions h, adapted to ,en age the rack-teeth d' and d provided; on t eunder sides of'the 1 two laterallyaa 'u'stable. or removable clamp= The'in'termittent or step-by-s'tep ing-ba rs v oi theshaftI-I-isaec mpIiShed byprovidmg it with a ratchet-wheel hf, adapted to "engaged {by thegp awljht carried by' the.

' ivgertically-reciproeating and: transversely aii'anged vro ss hea d I'. This member I is, 'igiven -a' vertical reciprocation the vertical: guides i byl-n'ieans' bf -ec'ce'ntrie cams i, mount,

; ed on the opposite ends of the shaft-LB and connected'withfthe'saidbar or member-l1 by means of eccentri'ostraps and' itmen,'-'L .1 I v -holding. means-that i's t he laterally adjustable or With "thisarran ement the iwor movable-elamping bars or gripping-bars, as they in'iay be"called -'aregiven a step for ,ward" eaeh" time 'thej-cro'ssehead Ifrise'sfor, moves'upwardly'f away from the work; a As shown inFig. 7; forexam' le', the bindingwiresfi "are mounted on re ers 455' carried by arms';5,; 'sefeu'red to the" upright portions or guildes i; ,These binding-wires; prei'erablyj 4s t guide-pulleys 6 and the n extend'forward bea 9 neath' the'stapledrivers" and formers .carried 1 three in nhmherforthe st leof. hl'ank shown, .-farev .then ;le (1: iownward y, 'and .-be lo'w ."the" p by the; vrtioa-lreciprocating jcross head I.'

*In, this connection it. will beflreadily understood that the said staple f j rmingl and driving devices may-he ofanysuitable-knoWn or -ap-' proved character and; are operated by their onnec tio st which extendupwardly and :--;cfonneet "with the said bar or 'me-Inber Ii Other port-ions arid operative partsohthej said staple forming and driving'mecha'msm,

'referably three in humber fo i h t of lank'shown', are supported by thestatiomj example; the deviees'J for eeding the wires ifi'omwhich the sta les are-made are carried by'the 'barjor'mem er It and areoperatedby. the, ratchet: awls .carried hy the upper bar ormem er I'. In" this way the downward movement of the bar-i is accompanied -fini'shedblank'reaches the other end of the the locking dog o'rpawlg- At this juncture it will be seen that the laterally-movable the staples-as,

which latter straddle the parallel longitudi'-' .nally extending bindingaviresfi and extend through the veneeriii'g 2 andinto the cleats Also the wiresj', from which the'staples are formed, a-reithengiveii affe'e-ding movement; eltherup'on' an upwardondownwardqnove- .me'nt of the:staple drivers%for example, as v Shown iIl-Fi'g, 7-. p The feed'devices J; areoper ated uponfthe-ups'troke of the-st'aple-drivers harried by l thevbar or. member I. Consee quently the upstrokeofthe member I, is. accompanied by" two operationsione thefeeding of thework-hol'ding.meansandthe otherv feeding of.- the "wire ,-from ,which' the staples are made and then when; the 111161111 into the work while it'is'held stationary by the i guides and clamping-harsh WVheii the machine, it is desirable, f'of course, that the stapling devices b'eauton atieally thrown out v v of operation and that. i the, 'Workholding jmeans be "caused to automaticallydisengage itself" from "the finished 'blank, and also that the work-holding means. be caused a to. autobe'r-I again deseendsthe three staples which have; been formedare simultaneously driven matioall'y return 'to itsnorm al position,,or "starting-point. This may'be accomplished 'by rovidin a transversely-arranged rocksha t Kat-t e delivery end-oi the ama'chine, and by mounting {thereon a trip-arm is. On'

tl lljS same'shaft 'there'is anotherfarm 7c, 'haviin'g'a chain or other suitable connection Withguide E isprovide'd with a longitudinal slot 0, andthatf the clamping '-'bar D is providedwith projections (Z? and d fadapted to travel in said "slot. Consequently when the two clamping-bars reach the limit of their. for; ward movement the projection (P engages the arm 7c,- and thereby liftsthe locking-dog] out of engagementwviththe' ratchet-teeth a on the portion 9'. Automatically unlocked their original-position or starting-point withoutlinterfering with thedehvery of the hn- ,is'hed 'blank'. In t-his'conneetion it will-kbe seen that the shaft B is provided with a loose pulley b and-a fastpulley band with a Beltshifter 6 11"" This belt-shifter isoper'ated b3 foot-treadle lbfl through the medium; of" a,

I 'c rank arm If and" a transversely arranged" I and endwise-reciprocat-ingrod bi: Referringarycross-hero supportin member"'i For ,tO Figs. 2 and.10;'1tw1 ll he seen that the rod ra'me A. With thisarrangenint thedepresing of the 'belttfrom the loose pulley the 'sionofthe' fdot-treadl-b 1results in the shift- This latch or locking device I) is connected by a rod 1) with an arm I), carried by the rock-shaft K and subject to the action of the spring b. When the clamping-bars reach the limit of their forward movement and when the rock-shaft K is rockedto automat ically release the finished blank, the rod 1) is reciprocated in a direction to lift the finger or end portion of the latch or locking device I) out of engagement with the tooth b on the rod 1). At the same time the projection d strikes the beveled upper end portion L of the vertically-disposed shifting-lever l, which latter is pivotally mounted at Z upon some stationary portion of the machine. The lower end of this lever Z is, it will be seen, connected with a rod' 1 having its other end pivotally connected with a horizontally-disposed and horizontally-springinglever 1 which latter is pivotally mounted at 1 upon some stationary portion of the 'machine. The free end portion of this lever Z3 engages a couple of rollers Z carried by therod b the distance between these two rollers bein such that the lever Z has what may be. ca led a lost-motion connection with the beltshifter rod b The shaft H is provided with a friction-clutch M, adapted to be operated bya rod m, having suitable connection with the lever Z at a point between its lower end and its pivotal point Z In this way the engagement of the projection d with the portion L not only shifts the belt to the loose pulley b, but also automatically-closes .the normally open friction-clutch-M, the

.loose member of which latter is being constantly drivenby another belt. Thus the arrival of the work-holding means at the delivery end of the machine and the finishing of the blank are followed by the automatic disconnection of the power-shaft B from the constantly-running drivin -belt and by the automatic connection of t 1e power with the shaft H by reason ofthe closing of the friction-clutch M. In this way the staple forming and driving devices are automatically stopped when they rise after driving the last three staples, the blank or'finished product is automatically released and delivered at the end of the Inachine, and the direction of rotation of the shaft H is automatically reversed and the work-holding means given a quick return movement toT its normal position or starting-point. Upon the arrival of the clampingbars constituting the work moving or holding means at their normal position or starting-point the beveled rear surface of the projection d engages the beveled end portion Z of the upper end of the lever Z, thereby automatically opening the clutch M and also slightly shifting the rod '1 but this movement of the lever l is not sufficient to move the rod 6 owing to the lost-m0tio11 connection between the latter and the lever 1 The opening of the clutch M, however, automatically stops the operation of the entire machine, permitting the work-holding means.

to come to an at-rest position at the point where it can again be loaded with the necessary materials.

When the next set of cleats and strips of veneering have been properly adjusted in place, the attendant or o erator' again presses the foot-treadle b and t e ma.- chine then repeats the foregoing operation.

Preferably a slight lost-motion connection is provided between the rod b and the locke ing device I), as shown more clearly in Fig. 12. It will also be seen that the outside staples can be clenched upon the bottoms of the,

guides O and C, while the center sta les can be engaged upona block or support '2 Furthermore, it will be readily understood that the three stapling mechanisms, or at least the two outer sup orting mechanisms, can be mounted for atjustment toward and away from each other, so as to permit the machine to accommodate itself to blanks of different widths. In other words, the two outside stapling mechanisms must always be in line with the uides regardless of the distance between the atter. As the cleats for the blank are preferably step-mitered attheir ends before being placed in the machine, I find it desirable to employ -step-miter blocks 0, such as are shown in Fig. 30. metalor other material can be placed in'the tracks or ways and arranged between the ends of the cleats, so as to kee the latter the 1plroper distance apart. In ot er words, the

rst cleats can be placed in the. machine with their ends in engagement with the previouslydescribed gage-pieces. A air of. miterblocks 0 can then be place one on each guideway, in engagement with the other ends.

of'these cleats. Then another pair of cleats can be laced one in each guideway with their en s in engagement with the said miterblocks. Another pair of miter-blocks can then be applied to the ends of the cleats last placed in position, and so on until the requisite amount of material is in the bed or workholding structure of the machine. Further.

more, it will be seen that the two endwise-reciprocating and laterally-movable and later al y-adjustable clamping-bars D and D are provided with grooves provide ortions which fit within in the endwise-stationary but laterally-movable and laterally-adjust- These little blocks of jtijon connection P afterlt-h'e friction-clutch has been opened .45.. ev r p lls-a the bs; at opposite j' sides offthe machine are relatively adjustable 4 toward and away from each other with respectto blanks of different widths.

{Thus it will beseenthat I provide a ma-'' chine which the cleats are held end to'e'nd and},i l ain tained in a" direct forward move-e menthyareciprocatingworkholdingmeains' and that the power.iscomniunicatedifrom the L'said reciprocating ,work-holding; means "throu h the v cleats to the bin Wires, by both the cleats and binding-Wires wh re and the balance {of the blank" material are, given as'tep+by-s.tep feeding motion i'nthe required'directiom After-the successive o'p-fl erationsnecessary for driving all the staples ,thegfinished'bl'ank is then automatically re i leased and the; work holding means then f a ,utemat ically returned'to the. position where ii/slit canbe reloaded" with freshmaterial. Also,

fas explained, the work-holding' means: ire- --.j jmains in its normal position until the opera tor-or attendant again startsthe machine.'

'1 With the": revision of the lost-motion con- 15 n'e'ction P ('sii vipu's that the leverl can be operated by the connections from-'the-foot lever or treadle b 3- when it is desired to again start the machine without many. way affecting the condition of e .3 l. the friction-clutch My In; other words, it.

y.-only' requires a verysli'ght movement to op :erate said friction-clutchgand with the arv i g asp i axlmum movement can be glyen the ever I without further afiecting said cluto'h. The in which'slides lever Zis provided with asp i rovided; m at e rectangular frame-llke-mem er carried by the endof the rod 1h, Thepin-p"res't s against tonelendof the spring, while the; other end of the spring a.gainst.tlie end wall of thesaid rectane ar frame-like member' In this way the I ainst'the'spring-inopening the clutch and 't en compresses thespring when the treadle b ispre'ssed for the purpose-of fiag'ainstarting the operation of ,the-machine.-

' the e'or'lon' 'tudinal-f-bar E- is, rovid'ed wit aslot, an thereby fdivided nitov upper and'lower'parallel sections, its two parts canbe rigidlyconnectedfiybracketsQ ;or-' 'by "anv' other suitable, meaii's. .With re- .spect to the adju'strnent ofthe different parts fyvhen it is desired to make a narrower or "*wider blank be seenthat the two pin Y ions 71 -can be adjusted along-the shaft Of --=cou'rse' it is possible to} contract the, distance between the two tracks or gnideways by s im-1 6o ply shifting one' of them toivardthe other, and thenone of the said 'piniorlsh can beshifted "toward "the other and thesta ling "mechanism adjusted accordingly, and i this method, is employedjthe support or center 65' piece N can also be 'adjusted'accordingly In ,vices and the cheat-holding away from each; other "mg-wires and cleats to the body of the blank,-

automatically stopping the ."rangement shown, consisting oftlielost-moguides,- means for-giving the saidclampingng and moving. the cleats endwis'e. 7

pleat reinforced 'box b anks,

a-nyilevent, howeve nithe staple-driving dedevices are all capable of relative adjustment toward and with respect to blanks of different widths. 1

'-"What.'I claim as my invention is-- 1. A machine for-making wire-bound and cleat-reinforced box-blanks, comprising =means for driving staples to secure the bindand means forguiding the binding-wires-to the means for driving the staples, guides for the cleats, cleat-enga g'membersfo'r mov 'ing the cleats fonvarfi their guides, means for-giving said cleat engaging members a step byestep forwardfeeding motion, to ether with automatic/means for releasingit e finished blank, and means for returning said cleat-engaging members to their normal or at-rest positions, there being provisionsfor staple driving .mea'ns' during thereturn' movement, of the said means or engaging and moving .the

2. A'machine formaking wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising fmeans for driving staples .to secure the bind- -ingl-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means'for guidin'gthe binding-wires to the m'eansfor driving the staples, guides for thexcleats, laterally-movable clamping-bars adapted to' en age the inner sides v of the cleats and hol the same firmly in theirars a 'step-Lby-step forward feeding motion too for the-purpose ofadvancing the cleats their guides, together with automatic'means for'drawing said clamping -bars' together LuP'onthe completion of the blank, and means. l

for autgmatically returning the saidclamping-bars to their normal or, at-rest 'positions,t-' there being provisions-foraiitomatically stopping the staple-driving meansduring the re m'o'vement of the saidmeans for"engagv3;"A machine for makin wirebound and I comprising means for driving staples t'o'secure-the binding-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means for guidingltli'e'binding-wires to the means for drivingthestap'les, guides for the cleats, ,cleatsengaging means for advanc- .ing the cleatsintheir guides, devices for 'vingthe said cleat-engaging. means a stepstep. 1 forward feeding motion, automatic means for returning the cleat' -engagii1g meansto its normal or at-restpositionjthere being provisions for automatioally stopping V tile staple-driving, means dul'in the return 125' movement of (the said :means for engaging and moving the cleats end-wise. I

. 4; A machine for making wire-boundand cleat e reinforced, box blanks, comprising means for drivingfastening devices to secure 1 o means for releasing thefinished blank, and

the motion of the-cleat-engaging devices assoon as the finished blank is released, to-

gether with automatic means for stopping.

the operation of the machine upon the arrival of. the'said cleat-engaging devices at their normal or at-restpositions.

5. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box -blanks, comprising means for driving fastening devices to secure the binding-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means for guiding the binding Wires to the means for. driving the fastening devices, guides for the cleats, a pair. of clampingbars adapted to engage the inner sides of the cleats and hold the same firmly in their uides, feedingdevices for giving the said 0 amping-bars an intermittent or stepby-step forward feeding motion for the purpose of advancing the cleats in their guides, automatic means for releasing the cleats upon the completion of the blank, together with automatic means forreturning the clamping-bars to their normal positions or startingepoints, and means for automatically discontinuing the operation of the said means for driving fastening devicesas soon as the blank is completed and until after the guides are reloaded with blank material and the machine again started.

6. A machinefor making wire-bound and cleat reinforced 'box blanks, comprising means for driving staples to secure the binding-wires and cleats to the body of the blank,"

and means for guiding the binding-wires to the means for driving the staples, uides for the cleats,and a reciprocating work-holding means. adapted to engage tlte cleats, together with means for giving the said workholding means a step-by-step motion in a direction to advance the cleats in their guides, and means for efiecting a continuous return movement of the work-holding means to its normal or at-rest osition after the finished blank has been de ivered at the other end of the machine, there being provisions for automatically stopping the staple-driving means during the return movement of the said means for engaging and moving the cleats endwise.

,the means for driving the staples, guides for ing the cleats forward in their guides, means for giving said cleat-engaging members a step-by-step forward feeding motion, together. with automatic means for releasing the finished blank, andmeans for r turning said cleat engaging members to thei normal or at-rest positions, the machine as a whole comprising suitable means whereby the cleat holding and guiding devices are adjustable toward and away from each other with respect to blanks of different widths, there being provisions for automatically stopping the staple-driving means during the return movement of the said means for engaging and moving the cleats endwise.

8. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising means for driving staples to secure the hinding-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means forguiding the binding-wires to the means for driving the staples, guides for the cleats, laterally-movable clamping-bars adapted to engage theinner sides of the cleats and hold the-same firmly in their UKlGS,

means forgiving the said clampingars a step-by-step forward feeding motion for the purpose of advancing the cleats in their uides, together with automatic means for drawing said clamping-bars together upon the completion of the blank, and means for automatically ,returning the said clampingbars to their normal or at-rest positions, the machine also comprising suitable means whereby the cleat holding and guiding devices are adjustable toward and away from each other with respect to blanks of differentwidths, there being provisions for automatically stopping the staple-driving means during the return movement of the said means for engaging and moving the cleats endwise.

9. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising means for driving staples to secure the hinding-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means for guiding the binding-wires to the means for driving the staples uides for the cleats, cleat-engaging means for advancing thecleats in their guides, together with devices for giving the said cleat-engaging means a stepbystep forward feeding motion, and automatic means for releasing the finished blank, and means for returning the cleat-engaging means to its normal or atr'est osition, the machine also comprising suita le means whereby the cleat holding and guiding devices are adjustable toward and away from each other with respect to blanks of different widths, there. being pro- 7. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising means for driving staples to secure the binding-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means for'guiding the binding-wires to visions for automatically stopping the stapledriving means during the return movement of the said means for engaging and moving the cleats endwise.

10. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks. comprising 'the cleats, cleat-engaging members for n'iov means for driving fastening devices to secure ing the cleats in their guides, together with devices for-giving the said cleat engaging means a step-by-step forward feeding, motion, automatic means for releasing the finished blank, and means for returning the cleat-engaging means to its normal or at-rest E position, the machine also comprising a. pair of parallel and longitudinally-extending bars which are movable toward and away from each other, but which are held against endwise movement, and which constitute means adapted to move the cleat-engaging means into and out of engagement with the inner sides of the cleats, there being provisions for automatically stopping the staple driving means during the return movement ol the said means for engaging and moving the cleats endwise.

16. A machlne for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising means for driving fastening devices to secure the binding-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means for guiding the bindingwires to the means for driving the fastening devices, guides for the cleats, devices for engaging and moving the cleats forward in their guides, automatic means for releasing the finished blank, devices for stopping the operation of the means for driving the fastening devices, automatic means for reversing the motion of the cleat-en aging devices as soon as the finished blanl is released, together with automatic means for stopping the operation of the machine upon the arrival of the said cleat-engagingdevices at their normal or at-rest positions, and the machine also comprising a pair of parallel and longitudinally-extending bars which are movable toward and away from each other, but which are held against endwise movement, and which constitute. means adapted to move the cleat-engaging devices into and out of engagement with the inner sides of the cleats.

17. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising means fordriving fastening devices to secure the binding-wires and cleats'to the body of the blank, and means for guiding the binding- Wires to the means for driving the fastening devices, guides for the cleats, a pair of clamping-bars adapted to engage the inner sides of the cleats and hold the same firmly in their guides, feeding devices for giving the said clamping-bars an intermittent or step-bystep forward feeding motion for the purpose of advancing the cleats in their guides, automatic means for releasing the cleats upon the completion of the blank, together with auto matic means for returning the clampin -bars r to their normal positions or starting-points,

and means for automatically discontinuingthe operation of the'said means for driving fastening devices as soon as the blank is completed and until after the guides are reloaded with blank material and the machine again I started, the machine also comprising a pair I of parallel and longitudinallyextending bars which are movable toward and away from l each other, but which are held against endwise movement, and which constitute means 1 adapted to move the clamping-bars into and 1 out of engagement with the inner sides of the cleats. i 18. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising 1, means for driving staples to secure the bind- 1 ing-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means for guiding the binding-wires to the means for driving the staples, guides for the cleats, and a reciprocating work-holding means adapted to engage the cleats, together with means for giving the said workholding means a step -by step motion in a direction to advance the cleats in their guides, and means for effecting a continuous return movement of thework-holding means i to its normal or at rest position after the finished blank has been delivered at the other end of the machine, and the machine also comprising a pair of parallel and 1011'- gitudinally extending, bars which are movable toward and away from each other, but which are held against endwise movement, and which constitute means adapted to move the work-holding means into and out of enl gagement with the inner sides of the cleats, there being provisions for automatically stopping the staple-driving means. during the return movement of the said means for engaging and moving the cleats endwise.

19. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising means for driving fastening devices to secure the binding-wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means for guiding the binding-wires to the means for driving the fastening devices, guides for the cleats, cleat-engaging members for moving the cleatsforward in their guides, means for giving said cleat-engaging members a step-by-step forward feeding motion, together with automatic means for releasing the finished blank,

I and means for returning said cleat-engaging members to their normal-or at-rest csitions, the said machine also comprising a evicc for manually driving the cleat-engaging 'means into engagement with the cleat-s. 20. A machine for making wire-boundand l cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising 1 means for driv ng fastening devices to secure the binding-wires and cleatsto the body of the blank, and means for guiding the binding-wires to the means for driving the fastening devices, guides for the cleats, laterallymovable clamping-bars adapted to engage i the inner sides of the cleats and hold the same firmly in their guides, means for giving the said clamping-bars a step-by-step forward 3 feeding motion for the purpose of advancing i the cleats in their guides, together with auto- 55 1 clamping ba'rs 'an intermittent or; step-bytogetherwith devices forgiving the saidcleate.

engaging means a step-byestep forward feedand means for'a'utomatically returning the said clamping-bars to-their-nornial or at-rest niatic means for drawing said cianipin -bars together upon the completion of the lank,

positions, the" said machine alsoeoniprising a device for manually-- driving the cleat'-engag-' mg means into engagement with the cleats.

21., A machine for making wire-bound and 4 cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising means'for driving fastening devices .to secure the binding-Wires and cleats to the body of the blank, and means for guiding, the bindingf Wires to the means lor diiving the fastening devices, guideslor the cleats, clerat-engaging means for advancing the cleats inthe'ii guides,

mg motion, automatic means for releasing the finished blank, and means'for returning the chat-engaging means to its normal or atrest pos tion, the said machine also comprisingfa device for manuallydriving the cleatengaging members into engagement with the I cleats. i i

22. A machine for making wire-bound and cleat reinforced boxblanks, comprising means for driving fastening devices to see: .re 'the b nding-wires and cleatsto the body vcf.

the blank, and means for guiding the bindingwires to the means for dr ving the fastenin devices, gu des for the cleats, devices for engaging and moving the cleats forwardin their guides, automatic means for releasing the finished blank, means for stoppinz the operacleat' reinforced box blanks, comprising means for driving fastening. devices to secure the binding-W res and cleats to the body of tion-iof the means for driving the fastening "devices, automatic means, for reversing the motion of the cleateengaging devices as soon as the finished blank is released," together with automatic means for stopping the operation of the, machine upon the arrivaloi the said cleat-engaging devices .at their normal or at-rest positions, and the said machine also comprising a device for manually dr ving the cleat-engaging means into engagement with the cleats. g p 23;,"Afimachine for making wire-bound and the blank, and means for guiding the bindingwires to-themeans for driving-thefastening devices, guides for the cleats, a pair of clamping-bars adapted to engage theinner sidesof the cleats and hold the same firmly in their guides, feeding devices for givingthe said step forward feeding motion forthepurpose of advancing the cleats inftheir guides, a'utomatic means forreleasing the cleats uponthe completion of the blank, together with automatic means for returning the clamping-bars to their normal posit ons'orstarting-points,

and means for automatically discontinuing the operation of the said means for driving fastening devices assoon as, the blank is comtheir guides, means pleted and until after theguides arc reloaded With blank material and 'the:,niachine again i started, the said [machine use, comprising a device for manually dr ving the ;cleat engag-' mg means nto engagement withthe cleats.

cleat reinforced box blanks, comprising. means for driving fasteni-n devicesito secure the binding-wires and cleats totl dbodg of the blank, and means for guid in g the binding! wires to the means for driving the fast'ening devices, guides-forthe cleats, and'a'rec'iproeating work=holding means adapted ,to :en

gage the; cleats, togetl erwith means for givmg the sa d; work-lioldirigv means a step bya step. motion in a direction to advance the cleats in their guides, and means foi eflfecting a continuous return movement of the \YO I'l;- holdin means to its normal or at-restposition after the finished blank has been de-' livered at the other end of the machinaand the said machine also comprising a device for manually driving the cleat-engaging means into engagement with the cleats; a

2 5. A'machine for making'wire boundand cleat 7 TGIIIfOICGd box blanks, comprising means for driving ftStGI11I1d6V1Q6$ toisecure' the binding-wires and cleats tolthe h dv of the-blank, and means for guiding the bindingwires to the means for driving the fastening devices, guides for the cleats, elem-engagin members for movin the cleats forward in gaging members a 'step-by-step forward feedng motion, to ether with automatic 'n'ie'a ns for releasing t e finished blank,*I'ne'ans for returning said cleat-engaging jmer'nbers to their normal or 'at-rest positions, and suitable s r giving saidcleat-em the blank, and means for guiding the binding Wires to the means 1 for driving the fastening devices, guides for the cleats, laterally movable clamping-bars adapted 'to engage the inner sides of the cleats and holdthe same firmly in their guides, means for giving the, said clamping-bars a step' 'by ste'p" forward feeding motion for the purpose of advancing the cleats in their guides, together with'au to Iiiiatic means for drawing said clampingbars together upon. the completion of ther'blank;

means for "automatically returning the said clamping-bars to their normal or atsrest' posiv tions, and suitable means whereby the power and motion is'communicated to the; cleats through rack and pinion connections," the.

said clamping-bars having meansfor pre-' 

